Joan McKiernan

A middle school in Binghamton, New York, strip-searched 12-year-old Black girls for acting “giddy” — and sparked furious protests.

Hundreds of people rallied in the Bronx to tell Congress to pass a "clean" DREAM Act and stop the deportations.

Protesters in Binghamton, New York, gathered at the county jail to call for an end to brutal conditions and mass incarceration.

We Are Seneca Lake campaigners won an important victory in their years-long fight against fossil fuel expansion in New York.

More than 80,000 gallons of highly toxic waste is going into the Susquehanna River near Endicott, New York, every day.

The Obama administration is set to deport the former Irish freedom fighter 20 years after he came to the U.S. in search of asylum.

The best tribute to Sandy is to extend his commitment and put into practice the lessons that we learned from him.

Campaigners in the Finger Lakes region of New York are celebrating a judge's decision to dismiss charges against them.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to ban fracking is a victory for all the people who spent years challenging the energy giants.

The New York governor's race is providing an opportunity to campaign against the disastrous practice of fracking.